1.0National Sustainable Agriculture Coalitionhttps://sustainableagriculture.netRebecca Schewehttps://sustainableagriculture.net/blog/author/rschewe/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="t7GBNi94GW"><a href="https://sustainableagriculture.net/blog/when-usda-cuts-staff-farmers-pay-the-price-lessons-from-the-ers-and-nifa-relocations/">When USDA Cuts Staff, Farmers Pay the Price: Lessons from the ERS and NIFA Relocations</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://sustainableagriculture.net/blog/when-usda-cuts-staff-farmers-pay-the-price-lessons-from-the-ers-and-nifa-relocations/embed/#?secret=t7GBNi94GW" width="600" height="338" title="“When USDA Cuts Staff, Farmers Pay the Price: Lessons from the ERS and NIFA Relocations” — National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition" data-secret="t7GBNi94GW" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://sustainableagriculture.net/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> Widespread USDA staffing cuts under the Trump administration threaten to repeat the damaging consequences of the 2019 ERS and NIFA relocations, which gutted research capacity, delayed critical services, and disrupted support for farmers. As experienced staff depart and understaffed offices struggle to operate, the ability to deliver essential agricultural programs and aid is at serious risk—jeopardizing the future of American farming.https://sustainableagriculture.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/hawk-nest-on-Whitten-buildingm-credit-USDA.jpg20481366